choir001

So thrilled to be able to do this....

I am an American!!!!

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Dannyh86...........09/14/10..09/21/10..09/24/10..10/14/10..10/25/10..11/30/10..12/16/10..San Diego, CA

Morrocco4ever......19/15/10..10/06/10..10/04/10..10/28/10................................Salt Lake City, UT

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Agnar..............09/01/10..09/07/10..09/07/10..10/07/10..12/03/10..01/06/11..01/06/11..Newark, NJ

mzswing............09/01/10..09/09/10..09/11/10..09/28/10..01/20/11..02/16/11............Atlanta, GA

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Lace ..............09/15/10..09/22/10..09/27/10..10/15/10..01/26/11..02/24/11............Washington, DC

j_infy.............09/16/10..09/22/10..09/20/10..10/22/10................................Newark, NJ

mainyasha .........09/18/10....n/a.....09/22/10..10/25/10............03/04/11............Dallas, TX

hhN400.............09/20/10..09/24/10..09/27/10..10/25/10..01/26/11..03/01/11............Washington, DC

BL&LC..............09/20/10..09/22/10..09/26/10..10/18/10................................NYC, NY

Ja_Tam.............09/21/10..09/24/10..09/29/10..10/15/10..12/03.10..01/06/11..03/09/11..Oakland Park, FL

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Jodee..............09/28/10....n/a.....10/07/10..10/27/10..11/10/10..11/30/10..12/16/10..San Bernardino, CA

Choir001...........09/03/10..09/21/10..09/21/10.(inc cards)03/07/11..03/30/11..03/30/11..Fairfax, VA

Chrissepwoz........09/01/10..09/15/10..09/15/10.(inc cards)03/31/11..04/13/11............Fairfax, VA

Chrissepwoz,

Congrats on your letter. Not long to wait now. Good luck!

Kim C

Yay, got my interview letter by email, it is on April 13th =)

Hey Natalia,

Glad to hear everything went well for you. My interview is tomorrow morning (March 30th) at 9am in Fairfax, VA. I have to tell you I am nervous, but after spending the past 48 hours wandering around DC, I am excited at the opportunity to become a US citizen tomorrow.

Please, please keep your fingers crossed that everything goes well and the interview passes quickly. I don't think I have been this nervous for years, I want to breath normally again - lol

Will update everyone later tomorrow.

Best wishes,

Kim C

Hi Kim,

Have not heard form you in a while... so did everything go well???

I had my interview in February and everything was great, it worked out perfectly since I was already in the US. I hope everything went smoothly for you as well.

Natalia

Yeehaw!

Congrats JA Tam1 It was a long painful journey, but you made it!!!!!

So happy for you and loving see more Sept filers turning red.

Kim C

SO EXCITED TO FINALLY DO THIS!!!

Received my interview letter by email. March 30 cannot come soon enough!

Kim C

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Chrissepwoz,

Congratulations on getting some news. I am so excited for you, seeing you move forward hopefully means I am not far behind you. When do you think you will travel, maybe we will be there together? I am happy to see that there is life and movement at the Fairfax office.

Good luck,

Kim C

Today I received an email from wasn400.overseas@dhs.gov stating that they are ready to interview me for my N-400 application and that I should pick a date to be seen. Also stated that they would email me NOA for interview as confirmation of my date. Yay!

Congratulations Nangrove! Only one more week of USCIS for you. Thanks for sharing your interview experience.

Kim

Congratulations, your interview sounds like it went very well. Thanks for the details, it always helps to hear of others experiences.

Now I hope your oath letter comes very soon. Take some deep breaths and relax, you DID it! Yeay!

Kim

Yeay, congratulations!

Hope you had fun celebrating.

:dance: My husband passed his citizenship interview today!! :dance:

Bonnerbonner - Congratulations!

Thanks for sharing your experience. It is so great to read success stories as we wait.

Kim C

Thank you guys. It was such an amazing day.

JA Tam & Agnar,

Congratulations to you both!

I hope you are doing something fun to celebrate.

Best wishes,

Kim

Hy JA Tam,

Thanks for your support, I appreciate it. I called Tier 2 yesterday, but the very nice ISO lady was unable to offer any timeline other than to say my file was marked as 'in line and awaiting an available slot for interview - so I just need to wait until such time an interview slot becomes available. I am applying under 319b, but not as military, so the military hotline can't help me.

I will have to sit and wait impatiently a little while longer, I guess.

I also wanted to say good luck to your interview today. I wish I was with you there in Florida. I used to live in Weston, prior to moving to China in 2008, with zero degrees here I am missing my Florida sunshine.

Hope to hear your good news very soon.

Kim

Kim, so sorry that you are being frustrated with the process. It feels horrible to be in limbo. Is the 319(b) the military citizenship application? If so, have you tried calling the military line? (Sorry, I don't remember if you have been through this already or not). If you don't hear something in a few more weeks, I think it's time to escalate to the Tier 2 supervisor and to contact a congress person for assistance. You are stationed overseas, but you very much have rights to find out what's going on!

I pray that you get some clarification soon.

Does anyone have any updates on how things are progressing in the Fairfax office?

Anyone had an interview there recently?

I am trying to see what the current wait is like and find others who are on the same journey.

I hear the workload is heavy right now, and would love to hear from anyone that is in line and still waiting.

FYI - My file was transferred to Fairfax on Nov 24th and is now 'awaiting an available slot for interview'. I am filing for N400 under 319b as non-military.

Kim C

Happy New Year Everyone!

Hope you all had a pleasant holiday season and a nice break from dealing with USCIS. Now we are back to the grind of waiting and waiting for news. I have to admit, I am totally fed up after being so excited on Dec 3rd to learn that my file had transferred to the local office, I have not heard anything more.

So much for 319b, I started the process in June, my attorney finally filed on Sept 3rd and here we are Jan 3rd and still no interview letter. I thought the idea was 319b sped up the process, but many of you are further forward or even complete and I am still waiting. Even many of the October and November filers are ahead of me

I will be so glad to get this thing finished. This waiting is killing me, mainly due to the fact I have three young kids who have been waiting for a vacation/visit to the US since the summer. Please, please keep your fingers crossed the letter comes in time for us to travel over Chinese New Year (Feb 2)?

For those of you with interviews in the coming days, good luck and best wishes. I know you will be so glad to put this all behind you and start a USCIS-free 2011.

Thanks for listening,

Kim

Bryan,

I am in a similar position in that I am a green card holder currently living in China, married to a US citizen and applying for naturalization under N400, 319b.

There is a lot of confusion about the process, but basically you CAN apply from outside the country if you fulfill certain criteria. A lot depends on how long you have lived outside the US, why you are living abroad, who you are working for, if you are with the military, etc, etc.

I highly suggest you do a search on this forum using '319b' as your search criteria. There is also a great post at the link below.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/136606-n-400-expedited-naturalization-319b-information/

I used this one a lot as I was preparing my application and it has some really useful information. There are a few of us who are currently applying under 319b, as well as some that have already completed the process.

I have an attorney working on my application (but many do not) and she filed the application for me in the US. Basically, I supplied the info, she drew up the application, sent it to me for review and signature and then I sent it back. I did enclose completed fingerprint cards that I did at the Embassy here in China and I will only need to travel to the US for the interview and oath. I have requested an office that will allow same day interview and oath, so that way the process can be done during one trip. It is also useful to request an office that has a passport office nearby, since your wife will need to apply for a US passport in order to leave the country after naturalization. Some passport offices can process application very quickly, which again means you only need to stay for a few days.

I hope this helps, and I suggest you work through the "Do you qualify?' document in the link above to see if you are eligible under 319b.

BTW: You do not need to be present for any of the process. It is your wife that is applying and only she is allowed into the interview room. Of course, you can attend the oath ceremony or be with her in the offices, you will just not be allowed in for the actual interview.

Good luck,

Kim C

I guess I should give a little more information. Although we are currently abroad we do consider ourself as residing in the US. We have a house, mortgage, utilities, banks, etc. We have had this address for years. My question is about whether she must physically be present in the US when the USCIS opens the application file? She had to be in the US when they opened the application for re-entry permit, so I'm wondering if it's the same for N400.

Hey everyone,

I am so excited that I just had to share... I have been watching my online case status since early last month and absolutely nothing has changed. I was beginning to get really bummed that nothing would ever happen and so today I spoke with the USCIS Customer Service Center helpline.

Rather than mess around (okay it took me about 2.5hrs to actually get through to a live person since I am calling from China), I asked to be transferred to a tier 2 level supervisor and here is what he told me:

Sept 3 - Application received inc fingerprint cards

Sept 20 - Check cashed and application entered into system

Sept 21 - I797c sent out as official receipt

Nov 4 - Online system updated to reflect the I797 dated Sept 21 (only 6 weeks after)

Nov 24 - Background Check cleared - YEAY!

Nov 25 - File updated confirming our request for interview in Fairfax

Nov 26 - Fairfax Office, requested file to be sent to them

He then said I should receive a letter with an interview date sometime in the next 60 days!!!! Of course, who knows if that will happen, but I am just so happy to know that things have been happening even though my online status has never changed. Just goes to show the online status is not up to date. So for those of you still waiting with me, keep the faith our turn is coming soon.

I don't think I can add any new info to the database, but I am copying the latest one below as a form of celebration.

BTW - the 2nd tier supervisor man was REALLY helpful and polite. I think it was the best interaction I have had with USCIS in all of the 7 years I have been dealing with them.

Kim C

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luckytag...........09/09/10..09/15/10..09/15/10..10/20/10..10/25/10..12/02/10............Seattle, WA

RichardShane.......10/11/10..10/13/10..10/14/10..11/09/10................................Sacramento, CA

DOZ................09/11/10..09/22/10..09/24/10..10/26/10..11/04/10..12/07/10............Seattle, WA

Dannyh86...........09/14/10..09/21/10..09/24/10..10/14/10..10/25/10..11/30/10............San Diego, CA

Morrocco4ever......19/15/10..10/06/10..10/04/10..10/28/10................................Salt Lake City, UT

mae................09/23/10..09/29/10..10/04/10..10/20/10................................San Bernardino, CA

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Agnar..............09/01/10..09/07/10..09/07/10..10/07/10................................Newark, NJ

mzswing............09/01/10..09/09/10..09/11/10..........................................Atlanta, GA

Almostthere2010....09/10/10..09/17/10..09/14/10..10/06/10................................Orlando, FL

PedroH.............09/13/10....n/a.....09/16/10..10/07/10................................Charlotte NC

Lace ..............09/15/10..09/22/10..09/27/10..10/15/10................................Washington, DC

j_infy.............09/16/10..09/22/10..09/20/10..10/22/10................................Newark, NJ

mainyasha .........09/18/10....n/a.....09/22/10..........................................Dallas, TX

hhN400.............09/20/10..09/24/10..09/27/10..10/25/10................................Washington, DC

BL & LC............09/20/10..09/22/10..09/26/10..10/18/10................................NYC, NY

Ja_Tam.............09/21/10..09/24/10..09/29/10..10/15/10................................Oakland Park, FL

R&W................09/22/10..09/28/10..09/28/10..11/01/10..11/05/10..12/14/10............Dallas, TX

MJZ................09/25/10..10/01/10..10/04/10..11/04/10................................Newark, NJ

Anh map............09/27/10..10/04/10..10/04/10..11/04/10................................Boston, MA

SM&LP..............09/29/10............10/06/10..11/01/10................................Oklahoma City, OK

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Manohara...........09/20/10..09/27/10..09/28/10..10/25/10..11/03/10..12/03/10............San Diego, CA

Jodee..............09/28/10....n/a.....10/07/10..10/27/10..11/10/10..11/30/10............San Bernardino, CA

Choir001...........09/03/10..09/21/10..09/21/10.(inc cards)..............................Fairfax, VA

Danny & Jodee,

Congratulations to you both. So weird you had the same dates and the same questions!

Anyway, here's hoping Santa brings you a Naturalization Certificate for Christmas this year. What a great gift it would be to never have to deal with immigration again

Kim C

Congrats Jodee!!! I know, what are the odds of getting the same interview date, and same questions huh? And yes that is the question I was about to post, name three of the 13 original colonies. thanks LOL Do they do the same questions daily or do you think it was pure coincidence??? Anyway congrats again and hope you get your oath letter soon. Late christmas shopping?????? I do late christmas shopping, a day before or sometimes the same day LOL I had to say it LOL good luck jodee

Jodee & Danny,

Good luck tomorrow and don't forget to share your news with us asap.

You are almost done!!!

Kim

Congratulations on being one step closer.

Kim

hi there, today i have received an email and txt message saying that ...." your file has been sent to local office........" and the online status changed to testing and interview..

so by the end of this week or may be next week i should be receiving my interview date... :whistle: :dance:

It is so great to see all the dates getting filled in. Whoohoo!

Good luck to those of you with upcoming interviews and congratulations to those of you who are done with the crazy system.

For those of you still waiting, here hoping for news.

Kim C

Hey Natalia,

Have you checked your online status recently? I just checked mine today and it is showing as in Initial Review as of Nov 4th.

I am interested to see where you are too, since we may end up in VA together.

When I called them a few weeks ago, they said it would take 6-8 weeks from receipt for my fingerprint cards for the clearance to be approved, so I guess the timing in correct so far. I just wish I could get an idea of when the appointment might be. My kids are due to be off school from Dec 16 to Jan 8, so it would be ideal if the appointment could fall so we could be in the US for their whole vacation. Knowing my luck, the appointment will be after Jan 1 and they will end up missing more school or we will have to keep the trip short. Poor things are desperate to visit the US again and have been waiting since the summer. I would hate to short change them.

Anyway, check you status and let me know.

Kim

Can anyone offer their thoughts on the following:

I sent in my application on Sept 3, the check was cashed and the NOA was dated Sept 21. However, I have just checked the Status Update and see the following:

Initial Review

On November 4, 2010, we received this N400 APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Since I already included fingerprint cards, I will not be getting a biometrics appointment, so any ideas on a likely interview date based on my timeline? How long is the average period between Initial Review and Testing & Interview?

Thanks

Venusfire,

Sorry it didn't work out, that sucks. At least you know for sure that the call was real, still strange though.

It is frustrating, but then so much of this process is. I hope you and DH got to at least spend some time together and you made the most of it.

Good luck with getting a new appointment date. We here all feel and understand your pain.

Keep smiling, toady is a new day.

Kim C

Hmmn, that does sound odd. I think you are right to go anyway. Nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that.

Good luck in the morning. Can't wait to read how things go and hope congratulations are in order.

Kim C

Having been to Darwen, I can understand your actions completely ;-)

quote name='Alan the Red' timestamp='1289077511' post='4276289']

If anyone deported me to the hellhole I crawled out of - (Darwen, Lancashire for 10 months), I would rent a car and drive over the Pennines to North Yorkshire - the garden of Eden but without talking snakes and unauthorised rib extractions.